Roofing, Windows, and More

Soooooo, they finally got a roof on the house. We went with the Weathered Wood color on the main house and garage roof. We went back and forth quite a few times, leaning towards a darker roof that would "disappear" from our view from the Master Bedroom window, but decided we didn't need the extra costs associated with a charcoal roof - energy costs, ordering delays, etc. In the end it worked out. The front door overhang will most likely be roofed in a dark black or charcoal since it is so close to the house.

The overhang has been a bit of frustration for us as we have had to move away from our original plan of the attached overhang. Now that is has been incorporated into the framing and mainly constructed of wood (luckily at a possible significant cost savings!) we are looking at colors for the applied metal facing. We found the correct profile for the metal on the foyer/master closet "tower" and now are scouting out the colors for 2 different metals surfaces, the stucco, and siding. This is a challenge and has meant knocking on doors and asking whether the owner knows the name of the house color. After two days and about 150 miles of driving in circles through neighborhoods, we have a few solid choices. We're waiting on the names of a couple colors from the builder and we should be able to get some swatches soon.

The custom windows were installed and they are amazing. Even the back study window which is smaller than we first thought fits the scale of the room very well. A friend of ours pointed out the crack in the corner of one of them (aaargh) and so that goes on the list of things to bring up to the site supervisor. We racked up quite a list already as we know that sheetrock is scheduled in the next couple weeks and you have to speak now or basically hold your peace. The AV installer is scheduled and we have concrete polishing and staining on the calendar, too. We confirmed the quantities of tile and have placed all the orders (cha-ching cha-ching).